Catamenial appliance.



D. S.DAUDT. GIATAMENIAL APPLIANGB. APPLICATION I'ILED IIAII 14l 190s.

Patented Oct. 6, 1908.

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erinnere con? snit PATE@ DOUGLAS S. DAU'DT, OF PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

carat/Inman Arrmancn.

No. 900,159..f

Specification of Letters etent.

Patented Oct. 6, i908.

Application ,filed May 14, 1908. Serial No. 432,324.

To all whomy it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, DOUGLAS S. DAUDT, a citizen of the Unitedl States,residing; at Plainfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CatamenialAppliances, of which the following vis especification.

My appliance is desi ned to practically veliminate the many disarvantages of present means employedfor the purposes thereof, embodying anovel construction-of parts the forni and arrangement sult of mythorough knowledge of the de- Iiciencies and unsuitableness of theappli- -ances ordinarily used.

Brieiiy describing the essential features of my invention, the Vsaine'comprises a sack, pouch, or equivalent container, in which is disposedan absorbent pad, and which is adapted to receive and hold liquiddischarges, this sack being peculiari reinforced so as to retain itsshape under allr conditions of service, and at the same time accommodatefor the different positions of the body oi the wearer Withoutinconvenience or discomfort in any wa The aforesaid sack is supported byspeci'a devices, which form an important feature of my invention,whereby the appli cabiiity of my invention is greatly increased, in thatit is adapted upon adjustment of the proper parts to be applied topersons vof dit ferent sizes, and whose bodies are of quite diilercntshapes at the middle portions, as for instance, having,r more or lessabdominal prominence; whereby the device may be quickly and readilythrown out ofoperative position tor toilet or cleansing pui-poses; and

whereby the sanitary features'oi' niy invention are promoted to thehighest degree.

For a full understandin of the invention, reference is to be had to t iefollowing detail vdescription and to the accompanyingfdrawings, in whichFigure l is a `pci'speii-,tive view snowing my appliance applied oraii'angei'i as when in of which are the reactual use; Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view of my invention, partially' broken away;

Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the sack', the saine being shown partiallyin section to bring out more clearly the arrai'igemcnt of the springshape retainer embedded. in the bottom portion thereof; Fig. 4 is afront eievation of the front portion oi the waistband, partially brokenaway and showing the arrangement and securing means for the attechii'ipTplate applied thereto 5, Fig. 5 is a detail view siio'w ing one ofthe-hip-straps connected. with the waist-band, and Fig. 6 is atransverse sectional view taken about on the line @M6 ci Fig'. 2.

Throughout the toller-ing detail. description and on the several figuresci tl'ie draw ings, similar parte. are referred to by like rei erencecharacters.

Specifically describing my invention and referring particularly to thedrawings, it wiii be noted that I provieile the usuai wai i4t-iiiniil 1which .is adapted to pass about the body and support the other parts ci.my app'liai'ice 1 in proper positions. 'ihe band 1 has ends adjustablyconnected at thc bach by' a buckle 2. At its front portiontheband l, hasappiicd thereto a T-shaped attacl'iiiig plate 3 which :is adapted to bereceived. between the piies of material` from which the band is made, as

shown cieariy in Fig. of the drawings, being detachably secured in piaceby4 means oi' common socket clasps Li which are adapted to connect thefree lower portions the plies oi the band, l and prevent displacementor" the plate 3. Said pia-te, how may be readily removed whenever it isdesired to Wash the band l. The plate 3 has a loop .5 projecting fromthe outer side thereof to rc-v `ceive the upper portion ci' a downwardlycurving supporting stein a screw 7 bcing ca ried by the ioop 5 to engagethe stein (i and ecurely fasten the latter to the plate. The stem. 6 is,a rigid. supporting nieinbir curving doivnwardly and lateraiiy andsupporting at its` lmver end a sack or pouch H -i'nade of rubber oriiivalent substance :ind curving lengthwise tierce? to conform with`.the shape oi that portion oi' the body in con tact with-which it isarranged in the actual use of the invention. The stein ii is adjustablyconnected. with the sack 8 by means oi' a set screw 9 enga ing the steinand carried bv .i a loop 10 applic-c to a pia-te il secured to thebottoni portion 8 oi the sack. To ailord a substantial connectionbetween the stein 6 witll tlm stein. Tlw Kliff-lilla? zilinngulnvnl andlnfnllll'illg pl' tlm simil (i mnlstilnlos plm ving n'nfnflller 6 and.lll adjustable connectifln 'llnn'co" with the sack 8 pazlflnits 0f ill'lntllcl' dish-alli@ adjtlstment of these parts which is very dcsirabiewhen it is nndlrslood that 11n appliancefof till@ nature of my inventiondesigned to be used by pei'soils of diffs t it'y sims.

Not only is tlm sasl; #fl-supported by incluis.

nl" the stom 1J but tln mai' mnd portion oi'tlle suck ls formed withdlvmgont integral tabs Ifilwl'lich are dotslclmlllly :annealed bysepai'all'ltl lllstenlngs l5 with lilp-Stizllrls du and ein luc-J, thereal' '[loi'tipns 0l" the. burly in im olnious manner,

The silcl: is intended to receive :in 11bsorbent pad l? nl de ofsuitable mat suoli as spmlgfl, ol' ti e like, and readily mmflv: lll@llileilirmn y Tini: coi'lstillction 1li' lle stein (l is pecl liar, thesuina Vbeing nludv ill 1Q/@thuis 'piwltlllly connected all; 11s lly :inndilulry l'nltl jl int., the mljai'zent clilnllictfld 'pili'tipns oflzll fitcnl sections being in alil'nllnent when tho. pzntsoi' theappliance am arranged in operativo, position, being so held bylnvzlns ofa short slidin` sleeve 19 olnbmcing the stein t3 :ind ltdziptud to litovm' 'lila 'fuivjint 20. 'lliO :llivilvil i5), llilwilvei", may lm i'iltflily moved upwardly in order that lllle, lmvci section (lf the stem6 tugelll'lilr with the stick S 121:15' lm tlnpwn lili'- Wzn'dly, altarthe mils ,lli llave linen disconllectild from the liip-sti'tlps. Flicconstruction of ille parts \fvlle1e:b},'ytll l stick $5 may lle Slgn ,nlto extend lloln illu; stiel:

llluvvd outwardly in the mannr above desul'illll constitutes anotllci'important lottturc of my invuntipn silica operation 11l` tlm 'parts inthis wily is @specially :nlvttllzlgunllel when it is'dosii'llMullen/nsti tllu pad 17, :md for toilut, purposes.

The sack 8 llcling llnulll ul' l'llllllcl'ln sill-,ll V1.1-

Asilientv lnzltill'ial :is will cnnlolnl willi 11nd lil,

i', to mis-1l 111 snuglv' against tllc lmfl)Y wfluld lllldl-l' llillilwardly from the front portion of said attaching means, a sack ofresilient material ad- `wstably mounted on the lower end portion of saidstem, and a sprin frame applied to the bottoni portion of sai( sack forthe purpose of retaining the shape thereof. v

5. In an appliance of the class described, the combination ofbody'attaching means, a resilient sack for-receivinLT liquid dischargesconnected with said attadliii'ig means, and a spring frame applied tothe 'bottom iortion of said sack to hold the same in norma shape andVprevented from .contact with the body thereby.

'6. 111 anappliance of the class described, the combination of awaist-band, aldetaehable plate applied to thefront .o1-tion thereof, asupporting stem adjusta ly connected at its upper'end to said plate andcurving downwardly and laterall said stein' coinprisin sectionsconnected by a rule-joint, a rub er sack adjustably mounted on thelaterally extending portion of the stem, de tachable straps connectingthe rear portion of sai d sack with the waist-band, and a sleeve mountedon the stern so as to fit over the rule-j oint and hold the sectionsthereof rigid with respect to one another, said sleeve being movable topermit relative pivotal niovement of' the lower seotio'n of the stein tothrow the sack out of operative position.

I In testimony whereof I aiiix my signaturel in presence of twowitnesses. y

' DOUGLAS S. DAUDT.-

Witnesses: GEO. L. BEELER, J. F. Renn.

